The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
Until then, just chill and stop comparing yourself with people who either know where they're going or not.
You are on a different mission.
@oj_009@Admiral_Cyborg Bro, I was waiting to see if atleast one person will notice this. The man is not an APC chieftain. In fact, he is advising Tinubu to not contest again. But many people just read the caption behind the video and ran along with it. Some even watch it and couldn't understand ๐คฃ ๐
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These days, some of the new bragging rights in Nigeria is:
โI HAVE SOLAR NOW!!!โ
I understand it, I really do.
Solar has helped a lot of us escape the madness of unstable power. It has brought comfort, quiet, and some level of control over our lives.
But there is something we are not talking about enough.
What if, in trying to fix one problem, we have quietly brought danger closer to ourselves than we realize, even death? Yes, I said it.
Because when you look closely at what many homes are installing, especially the more affordable setups, the story starts to change.
Most people are not using the expensive lithium batteries you see in premium installations. What we have in many homes are tubular batteries, the ones many Nigerians can actually afford.
And these are lead-acid batteries. Which means they contain lead.
Lead is not something you want around you. Not in your air, not in your home, and definitely not anywhere near your children.
Now pause and really think about this.
These batteries are not just sitting there doing nothing. As they charge and discharge, they release gases like hydrogen. And depending on their condition, especially when they are aging, overcharging, or poorly installed, there can also be harmful fumes involved.
Then you look around and you start to notice a pattern.
Batteries inside rooms.
Under staircases.
In kitchens.
On balconies with little to no ventilation.
Sometimes even inside bedrooms.
We install it, take pictures, feel like we have solved a major problem, and move on.
Meanwhile, something is quietly building in that same space.
You are inhaling what you should not be inhaling.
And the most dangerous part is that it does not happen loudly. It is gradual.
So you start noticing things that do not quite add up. The constant headaches. The unusual tiredness. That feeling that something is off, but you cannot explain it.
And it rarely crosses your mind that the battery sitting quietly in one corner could be part of the problem.
Over time, exposure to lead and these fumes can affect your brain, your memory, your breathing, your kidneys, your energy levels, and for children, their growth and development.
This is where it gets heavy for me. I genuinely weep for Nigeria.
Because we are celebrating solutions without thinking about the long-term consequences.
In a country with little to no regulation. In a system where the government does not prioritize the health and safety of its citizens. In an environment where waste disposal is poorly handled, where you see battery dumps and electronic waste scattered carelessly.
We are introducing more lead into our living spaces without structure, without proper education, and without safeguards.
Years from now, we may start seeing the effects. Not loudly. Not in a way that is easy to trace.
But in patterns of health issues that people cannot fully explain.
And by then, it may already be too late for many.
Let me say this clearly.
Solar is not the problem.
The way we are adopting it is.
Because the same thing that is supposed to improve your life should not be the thing quietly putting your health at risk.
If you are using tubular batteries, pause and look at your setup again. Think about where it is placed. Think about the air around it. Think about who installed it and whether safety was even part of the conversation.
If you cannot change everything immediately, at least start making adjustments. Improve ventilation. Move it away from spaces where you spend long hours. Be intentional about how it is handled.
And if you can, plan towards safer options like lithium, even if it takes time.
Most importantly, stop seeing this as a competition.
This is not about โI better pass my neighbour.โ
Because the goal is not just to have light.
The goal is to stay alive and well enough to enjoy that light.
If you already have solar, this is not to scare you.
It is to wake you up.
And please, share this.
@iksly2@TechnicalBben If the job advert says send your application to a particular email, do you do the opposite? Its basically an instruction from the recruiting firm or company. In this scenario, you don't have to wonder anymore.
@Rxbremen Your reality is different from another person's reality. Kwara people's reality is different from Lagos people's reality. You could be singing that the Nigerian economy is getting better but don't be surprised if Kwara people disagree. Their reality is totally different.
They dissected โandโ in court like forensic evidence in 2023, yet want two transmission options? Pick one and stick to it before grammar becomes a collation officer. Which one is โbutโ or โifโ? Are we fools? Where's that peace accord man sef, we need him now. No be later
Nigerians PAY ATTENTION!
WHAT THE SENATE POSTED IS FAKE NEWS!
Akpabio DID NOT approve E-Transmission of results. I repeat, HE DID NOT APPROVE IT. In fact, he has taken us back to manual collation.
Does he think he is smarter than all of us?
Akpabio must not be allowed to get away with this. What he passed is an insult to the sensible ones among us. Not all of us are sensible.
The Senate said & I quote โtransmit election results electronically to the IREV portal. BUT, if electronic transmission fails due to network, the manual result sheet would be adopted.โ
The operative words are โBUT & IF.โ They are coordinating & subordinating conjunctions. We know what they do in English Language. One is used to connect contrasting ideas. The other is used to introduce conditions & uncertainties.
It simply means that e-transmission is not compulsory. INEC pulling unit officers are now left to decide which method to adopt, & we know they will certainly go with the second option. Then APC will tell us to go to court.
What Akpabio did is worse than the previous law. Akpabio has taken us back to 2007. He wonโt be doing all these without Bola Tinubuโs instruction. So Nigerians should be ready to protest for 6 months, if thatโs what it will take. We must insist on โmandatory transmission.โ
Akpabio has decided that E-transmission will never happen. So we must organize ourselves in states. Those in Abuja should protest at the National Assembly. Others should protest at State Houses of Assembly. No Retreat No Surrender. Until Akpabio does the right thing.
The โbut & ifโ clause inserted by that wayo man must be expunged. The law must say that when โmandatory transmission is not possible, or it failed due to poor network, then voting in that pulling unit must be cancelled & rescheduled.
NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!
No Electronic Transmission? No Election!
Protests to continue nationwide this time. โ
@welcomekashami In 2023 elections, when I heard some "so-called influencers" making comments with lines like "the game is the game" in a bid to admire the wicked moves by so called strategists, I just dey shake my head. Now, they've seen that the game is not the game... Reality Check โ
@KASSHTRIG@real_sirnelson @welcomekashami In a country where human beings actually think and reason that way, that poster might have a hard time explaining that the post was sarcastic. These are slippery turfs mehn
@SirThosine@activistmanny@eric_gugua My brother, e be like say na only Nigeria dey run air ops. Other countries are studying our ground breaking strides
@Iameziokwu@eric_gugua As much as you want to sound theoretical, Airpeace won't agree with you on flight cancellation or rescheduling. They do that based on mood swings ๐ Nigerian economics go whine you but no panic